Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 4 October 2007 — Page 11

The Muncie Times • October 4, 2007 • Page 11

Surrey County,Va. Prosecutor files felony dog fighting charges against Vick

ATLANTA - He thought his dogfighting drama was put to rest with a guilty plea in the federal case last month, but suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted Tuesday on two charges in Virginia: one count of unlawfully torturing and killing dogs and one of promoting dogfights. Each is a felony that could result in a five-year prison term. The new charges in Surry County come after the 27-year-old pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge of funding a dogfighting operation from his home outside Newport News, Virginia. He is scheduled to be sentenced on December 10 in U.S. District Court and faces a possible prison term of 12

Mike Vick former Atlanta Falcons quarterback and one of the most popular football players in the NFL faces a potential trial date of November 27 in a Virgina courthouse

to 18 months. "We are disappointed Mr. Vick has already Vick's lawyers said they that these charges were accepted full responsibiliwill "aggressively" work filed in Surry County, ty and pleaded guilty to in to make sure "that he is since it is the same con- U.S. District Court in not held accountable for duct covered by the feder- Richmond, Virginia," his the same conduct twice." al indictment for which lead attorney, Billy

Martin, said in a statement issued Tuesday afternoon. Vick pleaded guilty after three associates — Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach; Quanis Phillips, 28, of Atlanta, Georgia; and Tony Taylor, 34, of Hampton, Virginia - admitted their roles in the operation and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Tuesday's grand jury session resulted in charges of promoting dogfighting against all three. In addition, Taylor faces three additional counts of unlawful torture and killing of dogs, and Peace, like Vick, faces one count. All four are scheduled to be arraigned October 3 and face a tentative trial date of November 27.

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